water tanker Archives

How Bengaluru’s notorious ‘water tankers’ can be regulated

June 8, 2020 Akhileshwari Reddy

Private tanker operators in Bengaluru often draw water from dubious sources and charge predatory prices during summer. Here are some suggestions on how they can be reined in.

Survey: How much do you pay for water in Bangalore?

January 16, 2015 News Desk

Fill this survey and qualify for a lucky draw in which you could win four PVR Cinema tickets! You will also be helping map the cost of water in Bengaluru.

(B)looming disasters

April 11, 2013 Deepa Peck

Unplanned building construction is increasing water shortage and sewage accumulation across the city. Whitefield is no different.

Governance

BBMP cornering apartments, legality questioned

October 4, 2012 Navya P K

BBMP’s insistence that apartments convert their wet waste while the rest of the city does not, has rankled some. This is the first of the series on how city policies are singling out apartments.

Governance

Tanker water prices up, apartments in distress

October 4, 2012 Navya P K

For long now, residential complexes are managing their own water sources, despite BWSSB’s promise to supply water. The second and final article in the series takes the lid of a festering issue between tanker water suppliers and apartment managements: pricing.